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Lucky Number Unveils First Image Of Hiam Abbass In Psychological Thriller ‘Daughter Of Eden’ – AFM

DEADLINE | 03.11.26 |

Jack Tarling serves as member of the Jury at 67th Thessaloniki International Film Festival for the Arrivals International Competition Award

TiFF | 09.11.26 |

Something Familiar Nominated for 3 BIFAs including Best Feature Documentary

BIFA | 10.11.26 |

Fateme Ahmadi, Director of Daughter of Eden, named UK Screen Star of Tomorrow by Screen International

SCREEN DAILY | 22.09.26 |

Something Familiar, co-produced by Shudder Films long-listed for 3 BIFAs including Best Feature Documentary

BIFA | 25.10.26 |

'Learning To Breathe Under Water' wins Jury Award at SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival

SCREEN DAILY | 10.10.26 |

Podcast: Producer Jack Tarling (Kneecap, Learning to Breathe Underwater)

FILM IRELAND | 28.07.26 |

Oxford's iconic shark roof which partly inspired “Learning to Breath Under Water” celebrates 40th anniversary

OXFORD MAIL | 10.08.26 |

'Learning To Breathe Under Water' wins Audience Award at Galway Film Fleadh 2026

SCREEN DAILY | 13.07.26 |

Learning to Breathe Underwater to receive World Premiere at 60th Karlovy Vary Film Festival

SCREEN IRELAND | 02.06.26 |

Maria Bakalova, Rebekah Fortune Talk 'Learning to Breathe Under Water'

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | 06.07.26 |

Shudder Films Awarded Funding in latest UK Global Screen Fund International Business Development Awards

BFI | 14.05.26 |

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Shudder Films Produced Feature, ‘Daughter of Eden’ Announced in Screen Daily

Screen Daily | 21.10.25 |

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The Brit 50: Shudder Films Included in feature on UK production companies on the rise.

Shudder Films | 05.11.25 |

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We are Hiring - Associate Producer - July 2025

Shudder Films | 04.07.25 |

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Winners at SCHLiNGEL 🏆 Learning to Breathe Under Water took the Club of Festivals Award and a Jury Honourable Mention in Germany. Congratulations to Director @r4tunefilm & screenwriter Richard Brabin who picked up the award on the night #Lea
Learning to Breathe Under Water heading all over the world this Autumn!🦈 Our film is heading to (or has already played at): 🇩🇪 31st SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival for Children & Young Audiences 🇧🇷 the 50th São Paulo Internatio
The filmmakers behind Learning to Breathe Under Water wish to celebrate Oxford's Headington Shark which is 40 years old today. Bill Heine and John Buckley's fibreglass protest against nuclear power and Chernobyl crashed through a New High Street ro
A wee bit late to the party but we were really pleased to see that KNEECAP was back in cinemas in Belfast over the weekend at the @qftbelfast as part of the Fleadh!
SCREENDAILY The week in Reviews Learning to Breathe Under Water is @screendaily Best Film of the Week!
Reviews are in ! @variety
Lovely coverage of Learning to Breathe Under Water ahead of its premiere The Hollywood Reporter sat down with director Rebekah Fortune @r4tunefilm and Maria Bakalova @mariabakalovaofficial ahead of tomorrow's World Premiere in the Special Screenings
We are on our way - watch this space!
Exciting news about our new films is coming very soon — but before that, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate something close to our hearts. Ten years on, God's Own Country keeps proving its staying power. Vogue has just named it one of Th
Great to be speaking on the panel at Crossing Borders this week at @sxswlondon , hosted by the Netherlands Film Commission @netherlandsfilmcommission and British Film Commission @britishcouncil Jack joined Josie Taalman from @keyfilmnl to speak abou
Big news for Learning to Breathe Under Water! 🇨🇿🇮🇪 @r4tunefilm's new feature will receive its world premiere in Special Screenings at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, before its Irish premiere at the 38th Galway Film Fleadh.
DAUGHTER OF EDEN selected for Great 8 at Cannes 2026
DAUGHTER OF EDEN selected for Great 8 at Cannes 2026
DAUGHTER OF EDEN selected for Great 8 at Cannes 2026

News Archive

‘Kneecap’ director dedicates BAFTA to everyone who “should have their homeland respected”

NME | 16.02.25 |

After IFTA and BAFTAs: Kneecap have 'revolutionised the Irish language'

Belfast Media | 18.02.25 |

Rich Peppiatt wins the Outstanding Debut BAFTA for Kneecap

BAFTA | 16.02.25 |

‘Kneecap’ Getting Irish Re-Release Following BAFTA Nomination Success

Variety | 20.01.25 |

Baftas 2025: Conclave leads a pack of underdog tales – and Kneecap may already have won

The Guardian | 25.01.25 |

‘Kneecap’ leads Irish Film and Television Academy awards nominations

Screen Daily | 14.01.25 |

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Kneecap shortlisted for two Academy Award nominations

BBC NEWS | 17.12.25 |

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Rich Peppiatt Makes BAFTA History as Most Nominated Debut Director Ever With ‘Kneecap’

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | 17.12.24 |

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Irish rap comedy Kneecap tops British independent film awards

THE GUARDIAN | 09.12.24 |

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‘Kneecap’ Sweeps the British Independent Film Awards

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | 08.12.24 |

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Bankside’s ‘Learning To Breathe Under Water’ wraps production, locks in deals

SCREEN DAILY | 24.10.24 |

NME | 05.12.24 |

20 Best Films of 2024 : NO 1 - KNEECAP
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Kneecap film set for release on Amazon Prime Video

BELFAST TELEGRAPH | 22.10.24 |

SCREEN DAILY | 27.09.24 |

‘Kneecap’ crosses £2m at UK-Ireland box office for Wildcard, Curzon

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Kneecap Releases across the UK, Ireland & USA

SHUDDER FILMS | 31.08.24 |

Thumbnail image from a YouTube video entitled 'Four Favorites with Kneecap'. The image features three men sitting together. The man on the left is wearing a black cap and black jacket, the man in the center is wearing a green, white, and orange face mask resembling a soccer mask and a green striped jacket, and the man on the right is wearing a black Nike jacket and cap. Behind them are three colorful cards with question marks and a yellow card with portraits of different people. The text on the image says 'Four Favorites', 'Mo Chara', 'Mógaí Bap & DJ Próvaí'.

LETTERBOXD | 21.08.24 |

Four Favorites with Kneecap

Four people sitting together, two wearing masks, one with a clown wig, and one with a cap, holding a tablet, with a large screen behind them showing children and the words "Kneecap Stars Read Your Reviews" and "Kneecap."
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Kneecap Roasts Your Letterboxd Reviews

LETTERBOXD | 07.08.24 |

★★★★☆ Kneecap review – fictionalised origin story is one of the funniest films of the year

THE OBSERVER | 24.08.24 |

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NY TIMES | 02.08.24 |

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‘Kneecap’ Review: Beats Over Belfast

How a Music Biopic Born From an ‘All-Night Bender’ Became One of Ireland’s Most Important Films (and a Likely Oscars Contender)

VARIETY | 01.08.24

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LA TIMES | 02.08.24 |

A rowdy Irish rap trio with a growing sense of purpose tells its own story in ‘Kneecap’

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‘Kneecap’ Review: Oppression, Drugs & Hibernian Hip-Hop

STRAND MAGAZINE | 02.08.24 |

★★★★☆ Kneecap: Disappear down the K-hole with Belfast’s rowdiest hip-hoppers

TIMEOUT | 31.07.24 |

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‘Kneecap’ Gives Belfast’s Controversial Rap Trio Their Own ‘8 Mile’

ROLLING STONE | 31.07.24 |

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The 8 big Sundance movies you're going to be talking about in a few months

GQ | 23.01.24 |

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Irish-language film Kneecap wins Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival

RTE | 26.01.24 |

Kneecap film: Sony Pictures acquire rights for major release

BBC | 19.07.24 |

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‘Await Further Instructions’ selected as Cinepocalypse 2018 Announces Lineup

FILM PULSE | 12.06.18 |

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Review: In ‘Await Further Instructions,’ a Family Home Becomes a Battleground

NY TIMES | 04.10.18 |

Await Further Instructions review – sweatily tense Christmas horror

THE GUARDIAN | 18.12.18 |

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God's Own Country review – Dales answer to Brokeback that's a very British love story

THE GUARDIAN | 22.01.17 |

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God’s Own Country review: ‘A heart-bursting romance and new gay classic’

ATTITUDE | 30.08.17 |

‘God’s Own Country’ Wins Big at British Independent Film Awards

VARIETY | 10.12.17 |